Effects of isotonic and isometric hand exercises on pain, hand functions, dexterity and quality of life in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2625-2630

  Dogu, Beril ^a   Sirzai, Hulya ^a   Yilmaz, Figen ^a   Polat, Basak ^a   Kuran, Banu ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Hand exercise; Hand function; Pain; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND PAIN; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRICS; ISOTONIC EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885373894     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2787-z     Document Type: Article

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